Water-distributer for feed-water heaters.



J. J. HOPPES.

WATER. DI-STPLIBUTBR FOR FEED WATER HEATERS.

APYLIGATIQH 11.31) 11W, 5, 1910.

1,096,598, Patented my 12, 1914 wi/bwmeo v v i I I Guam/ 4 UNITED sTArEei PATENT errieti.

.\- JOHN J HOPPES, OF SPRINGFIELD, OHIO, ASSIGNOB TO ME HOPPEK MANUFACTURING COMPANY. OF SPRINGFIELD, OHIO. A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

Original application filed July 20, 1908. Serial No. 444.567.

Specification of Letters Iatent.

Patented ill-a t i2.

Divirtc-dend this application filed November 5. 1910. Serial No. 590.870.

this :ipplit'ntion being :i tlivisiou of HIV peinling tippliezition Ser. Xo. ilkll filttl July 20th, 1905.

The ohjeet. of my intention to proritle menus for musing :in even tll ll'llllll'l0ll of the. feed Water to the variou tiers t? puns or troughs of the heater.

The invention eonsists in the roustruetions and. combinations et' purts hereinafter tleserihetl l'llltl set forth in the ehlim.

ln the accompanying tlruvfliuggs Figure l is n sitle elevation partly broken tinny Jlltl shown in seetion. at :1 (leriee enrlvulriug 111V invention. Fig. '2 is :i tlQtfill in se tiou of one of the hranehes of the supply pipe of the feed water. Fig. 13 is a tletuil of the regulating tlislt usetl in the hrnneh eonueetion.

Lil-1e parts are represented h similar ehuru ters of reference in the several views.

In the siiitl drawings. n represents the shell or easing of the heater. \Vlilt'll is preterubly of cylindrical term and proritletl nt one end with fixed head 11. lllltl :it' the1 other enel with :1 removable hentl 1/ in the located in the tixetl hen-l is I pipe has branches. 5 heated over the operating eoutlitious. the size of [his pipe heiu; tleterminetl prineipully hr the \Tilttl pressure and the maximum :unount ot Water required. liming tleterniiueil the size of the supply pipe and lmon'iu; the inininnnn pressure of the water the T-eunneetions and hrnuehes will he provitletl w th oritiees oi surh enpneiir :is "will maintain an equal tlistrihutiou oi to eueh series ot'.p:uis: that is to sot. =Hl11lllIlCti rm puritv ot' the oritiees of the respeet'ire (li hs wi l he somewhotless than the eripueity of? th supply pipe so that n pre sure of water will he nmintuiue l :it all times ithin sai pipe. Thi in ures the Water heing enrrieei to lllltl listrihutetl to the. hi 'tliern'nisttier at puns tllltl the tlistrihution to all of the tiers of puns will he unitorm. Further. itv ill he seen that in uni ease where the Zentlitions shouhl ehm'zge. sueh :is u lessenetl pressure ot' enter. these :lishs mu) he reotlily removed without ehone'iusr the entire ipe system :iml new t'lish of lesser tnpneit i il'l serieti.

llnriue thus ih' t'rihetl m invention. 1 tllllllti ln :1 t'eetl-ii'uter heater. :1 feed \i'nter pipe. pluralitr ol' ftttl-WtliCl' inlets from saiel pipe. suitl inlets having resirietetl openings ol' uniform rnpneitv. the eoinhinetl enpaeitv t un! epeluue's heme: less than the enpueitiy ot wi l pipe. :-xuht tunti:illv :15 speeiiietl.

ln testimony whereof, I have hereunto my lltllltl Illls lfi th tlnr of" Cetoher i910.

JOHL J. HOPE E5 Witue ses:

t ins. i. WELe-H, linen K. SMITH.

tlisli having 

